10 Assignments
10 Assignments
Assignment – 2
1. Solve:
a. 217x + 131y = 913; 131x + 217y = 827. (x = 3, y = 2)
b. 37x + 41y = 70; 41x + 37y = 86. (x = 3, y = –1)
c. 152x – 378y = –74; –378x + 152y = –604. (x = 2, y = 1)
d. 99x + 101y = 499; 101x + 99y = 501. (x = 3, y = 2)
e. 23x – 29y = 98; 29x – 23y = 110. (x = 3, y = –1)
2. Solve:
a. (x/a) + (y/b) = 2; ax – by = a2 – b2. (x = a, y = b)
b. (a – b)x + (a + b) y = a2 – 2ab – b2; (a + b)(x + y) = a2 + b2.
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(x = a + b, y = -2ab/ (a + b))
(42, 12)
4. Solve the system of equations x + 3y = 6, 2x – 3y = 12 graphically and
hence find the value of a if 4x + 3y = a. [(6, 0), 24]
5. Draw the graph of 2x + y = 6 and 2x – y + 2 = 0. Shade the regions
bounded by these lines and x axis. Find the area of the shaded
region? (8 sq. units)
6. Solve the following system of linear equations x – y = 1 and 2x + y = 8
graphically. Shade the area bounded by these two lines and y axis.
Also determine the area? (13.5 sq. units)
7. Draw the graphs of 2x + y = 2 and 2x + y = 6 on the same graph
paper. Find the coordinates of the vertices of the trapezium formed by
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these lines. Also find the area of the trapezium so formed. [(1, 0), (0,
2), (3, 0), (0, 6), 8 sq. units]
8. Draw the graph of the equation x = 3, x = 5 and 2x – y – 4 = 0. Also
find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines and the x – axis. (
8 sq. units)
9. Solve the following systems of equations by using the method of
substitution: (2x/a) + (y/b) = 2, (x/a) – (y/b) = 4. (x = 2a, y = – 2b)
10. Solve the following system of equations by using the method of
elimination by equating the coefficients: (x/10) + (y/5) + 1 = 15, (x/8) +
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(y/6) = 15. (80, 30)
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11. Find the solution of the pair of equations (x/10) + (y/5) – 1 = 0 and (x/8)
+ (y/6) = 15. Hence find λ, if y = λx + 5. (340, –165, λ = –1/2).
12. Write an equation of a line passing through the points representing the
solution of the pair of linear equations x + y = 2 and 2x – y = 1. How
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many such lines can we find? (3x + 2y = 5, infinitely many)
13. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear
equations has 2x + 3y = 7, 2ax + (a + b)y = 28. (i) infinite number of
solutions (ii) a unique solution (iii) no solution. [(4, 8), (b ≠ 2a), (a ≠ 4,
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b ≠ 8)]
14. Find ‘c’ if the system of equations, cx + 3y + 3 – c = 0, 12x + cy – c = 0
has infinitely many solutions. (c = 6)
15. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear
equations has infinitely many solutions: 2x + 3y – 7 = 0, (a – 1)x + (a +
1)y = (3a – 1). (a = 5)
16. 37 pens and 53 pencils together cost Rs. 320 while 53 pens and 37
pencils together cost Rs. 400. Find the cost of a pen and that of a
pencil. (6.50, 1.50)
17. Susan invested a certain amount of money into schemes A and B
which offer interest at the rate of 8% and 9% per annum respectively.
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She received Rs. 1860 as annual interest. However, had she
interchanged the amount of investment in the two schemes, she would
have received Rs. 20 more as annual interest. How much money did
she invest in each scheme? (12000, 10000)
18. Vijay had some bananas, and he divided them into two lots A and B.
He sold the first lot at the rate of Rs. 2 for 3 bananas and the second
lot at the rate of Rs. 1 per banana and got a total of Rs. 400. If he had
sold the first lot at the rate of Rs. 1 per banana and the second lot at
the rate of Rs. 4 per 5 bananas, his total collection would have been
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Rs. 460. Find the total number of bananas he had. (500)
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19. One says, “Give me a hundred, friend! I shall then become twice as
rich as you.” The other replies, “If you give me 10, I shall be six times
as rich as you.” Tell me what is the amount of their respective capital?
(40, 170)
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20. A and B each have a certain number of mangoes. A says to B, “if you
give 30 of your mangoes, I will have twice as many as left with you.” B
replies, “if you give me 10, I will have thrice as many as left with you.”
How many mangoes does each have? (34, 62)
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21. In a two digit number, the ten’s digit is three times the unit's digit.
When the number is decreased by 54, the digits are reversed. Find the
number. (93)
22. The sum of a two digit number and the number formed by
interchanging its digit is 110. If 10 is subtracted from the first number,
the new number is 4 more than 5 times the sum of its digit in the first
number. Find the first number. (64)
23. The sum of a two digit number and the number formed by
interchanging the digits is 132. If 12 is added to the number, the new
number becomes 5 times the sum of the digits. Find the number? (48)
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fraction. (7/18)
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27. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than
twice the denominator. If the numerator and denominator are
decreased by one, the numerator becomes half the denominator.
Determine the fraction? (4/7)
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28. A and B are friends and their ages differ by 2 years. A’s father D is
twice as old as A and B is twice as old as his sister C. The age of D
and C differ by 40 years. Find the ages of A and B. {(26, 24), [27(1/3),
29(1/3)]}
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29. Father's age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5
years his age will be twice the sum of the ages of two children. Find
the age of the father. (45 yrs)
30. Two years ago, Salim was thrice as old as his daughter and 6 years
later, he will be 4 years older than twice her age. How old are they
now? (38, 14)
31. 16 years ago, at the time of marriage, Ajay was 5 years elder to his
wife. The present ages of the wife and Ajay are in the ratio 8 : 9. Find
their ages at the time of their marriage. (Ajay = 40, Wife = 35)
32. Points A and B are 90 km apart from each other on a highway. A car
starts from A and another from B at the same time. If they go in the
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same direction, they meet in 9 hours and if they go in opposite
directions they meet in 9/7 hours. Find their speeds. (40, 30 km/hr)
33. A person invested some amount at the rate of 12% simple interest and
some other amount at the rate of 10% simple interest. He received
yearly interest of Rs. 130. But if he had interchanged the amounts
invested, he would have received Rs. 4 more as interest. How much
did he invest at different rates? (500 @ 12%, 700 @ 10%)
34. A man sold a chair and the table together for Rs. 1520 thereby making
a profit of 25% on the chair and 10% on the table. By selling them
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together for Rs.1535 he would have made a profit of 10% on the chair
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and 25% on the table. Find the cost price of each? (chair = 600, table
= 700)
35. Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra
in each row there would be two rows less. If one student is less in
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each row there would be three rows more. Find the number of
students in the class? (60)
36. The car hire charges in a city comprise a fixed charge together with
the charge for the distance covered. For a journey of 12 km the charge
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paid is Rs. 89 and for a journey of 20 km, the charge paid is Rs. 145.
What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km. (215)
37. There are two examination rooms A and B. If 10 candidates are sent
from A to B, the number of students in each room is the same. If 20
candidates are sent from B to A, the number of students in A is double
the number of students in B. Find the number of students in each
room? (100, 80)
38. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare and the reservation charges
are the same on half ticket as on full ticket. One reserved first class
ticket from Mumbai to Ahmedabad cost Rs. 260 and one full and one
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